Purpose:

Gain an understanding of wellness and its essential role in holistic substance use prevention practice for enhancing the mental and physical wellbeing of youth and young adults. 

Part I Objectives:

1. Describe models of wellness and how wellness relates to substance use prevention.
2. Identify how youth are at risk for substance use and mental and chronic disease risk behaviors simultaneously.
3. Explore associations between wellness-promoting behaviors and substance use, mental health and physical health among US adolescents.

Part II Objectives:

4. List the benefits of the “Big 3 + 1” health behaviors of physical activity, healthy eating, and sleep plus relaxation practices for promoting youth wellness.
5. Examine recent research highlighting relationships between wellness behaviors and youth substance use, mental health and physical health.

Part III Objectives:

6. Review evidence-based programs that integrate substance use prevention with wellness promotion for youth and young adults.
7. Explore a 6-step evidence-based model for providing brief programs and campaigns for youth and young adults that holistically integrate prevention with wellness promotion.

Dates: February 21st, 22nd & 23rd

Times: 12:00pm ET/9:00am PT 

Length: 60 minutes each

Register for Part I Tuesday February 21st: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YpE2hu22TguJYxXcCYuw1A

Register for Part II Wednesday February 22nd: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IHId549MQkiSKeRJAEB9gA

Register for Part III Thursday February 22nd: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oVsEURuiS_aoouLDnmeyxw

CEU Certificates: 3 1-hour CEU certificates available upon completing each

Learn more: https://preventionpluswellness.com/blogs/news